That chuck glider looks like the old Mk1 version that Lidl used to sell the Mk2 version is much more streamline and has been made with modders in mind.👍
It appears that LIDL introduced a v2 for 2021. TH-camr Stephen Jones has noted the differences between the original LIDL and the 2021 LIDL edition (~June 2021 video). It has more robust fuselage and tapered trailing edges on wings and elevator. Nothing wrong with original edition (Cheetah), just another option to modify and design new aircraft creations.
That P40 flies great just the thing for indoor flying too. 👍 I agree turn the glider into a plank and add Balsa trailing edges to improve the wing shape.👍 Funny that banggood copied the Bolt glider and called that the Cheetah and now they have done the Lidl glider and called that a Cheetah is that a wink do you think.
Nice job hanging onto the XK P-40 in that amount wind. I wish I could get a LIDL Glider of that size here in the USA for a conversion. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it. See you in the Air!
After about a month of flying both this little warbird and the A210 T-28 Trojan (2 examples of that) our experience is the T-28 is nicer for Old Farts. The bright yellow paint job is better for old eyes and ours pootle around much smother than our A220. None of the XKs match the Volantex/Eachine Mini P-51 for sheer aerobatic fun for a gang of old farts though! OzAmazon turned out to be a much cheaper source of the A210s.
@@AndrewNewton Yair Andrew, Amazon (and particularly OzAmazon) have usually been way too rich for us but on this occasion (with a little discount on) they were streets ahead of Bangers. Always worth a check around all the suppliers (even Oz Hobby shops) for what's in stock at what price. 1 of the few pluses of retirement - plenty of free time! ;-)
Great video as usual. The problem with these small planes is that they are too fast to fly indoors, and too light to fly outdoors! The slightest breath of wind makes flying unpleasant. It flies well with the 3D stabilizer but it's not pleasant, you have to fight against the wind.
P40 one of my favourites. It does not hang around!!! When we watch small models like this on videos I can hardly see them so I am hoping that in " real life" they appear closer? Otherwise I would get disorientated and lose it.
Looking at the thickness of the trailing edge of the wing that is the 2020 model. The 2021 is much better with a better wing and a more substantial fuselage.
10AUD at Kmart for the glider. Picked up 4 in Cairns (plus kids kites - cheapest carbon rods out here in the sticks) while in from the bush for the Christmas shopping spree. They glide nicely. Mods here we go. Oh and online 1x = $10 + $18 shipping, 6x = $60 + $20 shipping, but 7x = $70 + $0 shipping! 😜😁 That P-40 arrived finally. Flies surprisingly well (not quite up to Volantex P-51) but, with that black and white leads motor being run in reverse, not expecting a long life from it. Good to run on an S-bus satellite. Just cycle power to swap between stock Tx and permanently installed satellite bound to TX16S. (6G/3D on ch5, and motor failsafe carries over to TX16S without any setting on the Tx.)
great in depth video that andrew you covered everything there,looks very stable considering the conditions, nice one.would like to know what you think of it compaired to the fu corsair and the p 51 warbirds ?,
First...The P40s main legs look too long..?...but it flew great in full stab mode....I think you need one of those Skipper Delta's for that Lake Andrew?....🤔😀🇬🇧
Andrew: Thanks for these 2 new planes to experiment with. I just received an XK T-28 in the mail, but will have the XK P40 & Rarebear shortly. My T-28, like others have reported for the XK RareBear, has a problem with sporatic stabilization and unpredictable crashing, some say due to a glitch in aileron/rudder mixing. I would like to know if you have experienced any of that, and why you think it may be making some of these planes unflyable. One reviewer said replacing the stock receiver with one of the alternative (DSM/Futaba Rx) choices helped a lot. I'm wondering if my T-28 just likes to tip stall as it slows down. Some of my crashes could be sudden power loss as it approaches the end of the battery life, unlike the more gradual decline in power with the Eachine mini-warbirds. Your comments? Do you think that extra port on the motherboard (3 pins, next to the servos) might be used to replace the firmware? Do you have an 'in" with the XK people to get more details? I hope you will be willing to do additional reviews on the other XK models. This was another, nice, clean, thorough video. Keep em coming! - Jim
No contact with XK unfortunately. Seems like the P-40 flies better than the others but this is all I have tried. GroundControlRC would have a better idea than me abut these little XK models.
Hi ! I have a question for you : I transformed a LIDL glider with rudder and elevator. Not used to flying on a cliff, but there was a dune and strong wing. So, I managed to make it fly a bit and had to add a stone in the nose to make it go down against the strong wing but but very often, the glider was carried away behind me like a kite despite me full on the rudder. What is the main problem please ? Is it because I don't have enough authority or because there is a trick I don't know ? THanks in advance !
You need ailerons GF 👍 Some pretty thorough answers there for you GF, yes it can be made to fly just rudder and elevator but I fly mine in windy conditions and for that ailerons add a whole different dimension, whatever you try as long as fun is happening you've won 👍🙂
Could be a few issues. Maybe not enough wing dihedral to just use rudder and elevator. Too much drag and not enough control for the wind strength, and the slope may not be steep enough. As Cliff said, ailerons and maybe more weight would help.
I can't stand the perky, peppy, Merkin Disney-sanitised term 'warbird'. They're warplanes. They're planes for fighting wars, just as warships are ships for fighting wars. Birds make nests and dig singing; humans make war and dig graves.
@@AndrewNewton It is a little bit work, but it is worth it. We have no good slopes nearby and Almost light Wind. Maybee it works Also in thermals. I have to Test it. 😁👍
That chuck glider looks like the old Mk1 version that Lidl used to sell the Mk2 version is much more streamline and has been made with modders in mind.👍
Thanks Stephen. Will try a Jones style plank with this one. Thanks for the great video tutorials
@@AndrewNewton Thank You. 👍🏻
Just got the P-40 LOVE it so far...
The fleet is growing. Will be be seeing some amphibious craft in our future? The lake is calling. : )
Only here for another 6 weeks, but my eventual home will be near some nice sailing ponds
Nick Chitty Flying a UK TH-cam channel made a great flying Lidl glider has to be one of the better ones.
It appears that LIDL introduced a v2 for 2021. TH-camr Stephen Jones has noted the differences between the original LIDL and the 2021 LIDL edition (~June 2021 video). It has more robust fuselage and tapered trailing edges on wings and elevator.
Nothing wrong with original edition (Cheetah), just another option to modify and design new aircraft creations.
It’s amazing how far these little models have come in a decade. They used to be unflyable!
Vast improvement in this one
That P40 flies great just the thing for indoor flying too. 👍
I agree turn the glider into a plank and add Balsa trailing edges to improve the wing shape.👍
Funny that banggood copied the Bolt glider and called that the Cheetah and now they have done the Lidl glider and called that a Cheetah is that a wink do you think.
Cheater? Who knows how the marketing department thinks
XK make some very nice, pretty good quality rc aircraft for the price.
Good to see you are flying again. I guess it will be boats, and float planes now.....
Nice job hanging onto the XK P-40 in that amount wind. I wish I could get a LIDL Glider of that size here in the USA for a conversion. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it. See you in the Air!
Thanks mate. Once again your videos helped with the A220.
@@AndrewNewton You are very kind Andrew and I am humbled by that ;-)
See you in the Air!
Great video! Nice little plane 🙃
So that is where all of our crap Spring weather is coming from!!
Andrew the glider is available from KMART NZ
$12nz plus $5 shipping.
Вы Большой Молодец! Спасибо вам!
hi i have modded 3 of them hellish good fun
Nice planes
After about a month of flying both this little warbird and the A210 T-28 Trojan (2 examples of that) our experience is the T-28 is nicer for Old Farts. The bright yellow paint job is better for old eyes and ours pootle around much smother than our A220. None of the XKs match the Volantex/Eachine Mini P-51 for sheer aerobatic fun for a gang of old farts though! OzAmazon turned out to be a much cheaper source of the A210s.
Oz Amazon, have to remember to look there for gear
@@AndrewNewton Yair Andrew, Amazon (and particularly OzAmazon) have usually been way too rich for us but on this occasion (with a little discount on) they were streets ahead of Bangers. Always worth a check around all the suppliers (even Oz Hobby shops) for what's in stock at what price. 1 of the few pluses of retirement - plenty of free time! ;-)
Great video as usual. The problem with these small planes is that they are too fast to fly indoors, and too light to fly outdoors! The slightest breath of wind makes flying unpleasant. It flies well with the 3D stabilizer but it's not pleasant, you have to fight against the wind.
Awesome outro!
Great.
Lovely !
Always wondered what those birds where screaming.
Really enjoy your videos. I am just starting in RC planes.
Excellent, hope you enjoy the hobby as much as I do
P40 one of my favourites.
It does not hang around!!!
When we watch small models like this on videos I can hardly see them so I am hoping that in " real life" they appear closer?
Otherwise I would get disorientated and lose it.
Yes the camera does make it look tiny in the sky
Thanks Andrew I checked KMart NZ online and they have them for NZD 12.00. but low stock apparently... Laurie NZ.
Thanks for the info!
$10 at K-Mart in Mount Gambier, limited colours, thanks for the information Andrew.
Brilliant. Glad about that
Looking at the thickness of the trailing edge of the wing that is the 2020 model. The 2021 is much better with a better wing and a more substantial fuselage.
yep
Fun, God bless
10AUD at Kmart for the glider. Picked up 4 in Cairns (plus kids kites - cheapest carbon rods out here in the sticks) while in from the bush for the Christmas shopping spree. They glide nicely. Mods here we go.
Oh and online 1x = $10 + $18 shipping, 6x = $60 + $20 shipping, but 7x = $70 + $0 shipping! 😜😁
That P-40 arrived finally. Flies surprisingly well (not quite up to Volantex P-51) but, with that black and white leads motor being run in reverse, not expecting a long life from it. Good to run on an S-bus satellite. Just cycle power to swap between stock Tx and permanently installed satellite bound to TX16S. (6G/3D on ch5, and motor failsafe carries over to TX16S without any setting on the Tx.)
Excellent info thanks
great in depth video that andrew you covered everything there,looks very stable considering the conditions, nice one.would like to know what you think of it compaired to the fu corsair and the p 51 warbirds ?,
Haven't tried the others. Maybe check GroundContolRCs channel
First...The P40s main legs look too long..?...but it flew great in full stab mode....I think you need one of those Skipper Delta's for that Lake Andrew?....🤔😀🇬🇧
Never had luck with seaplanes, maybe it's my rough landing style
@@AndrewNewton Well, you can also land a Skipper on wet grass or water..They fly rather well too...and make a reasonable fpv rig..🤔😳🇬🇧
I have owned and reviewed one. They do fly very well.
There only 35 pound atm on AliExpress bagged myself one for my first plane that’s not two channel
Nice, it's a fun little model
Andrew:
Thanks for these 2 new planes to experiment with.
I just received an XK T-28 in the mail, but will have the XK P40 & Rarebear shortly.
My T-28, like others have reported for the XK RareBear, has a problem with sporatic stabilization and unpredictable crashing, some say due to a glitch in aileron/rudder mixing.
I would like to know if you have experienced any of that, and why you think it may be making some of these planes unflyable. One reviewer said replacing the stock receiver with one of the alternative (DSM/Futaba Rx) choices helped a lot. I'm wondering if my T-28 just likes to tip stall as it slows down. Some of my crashes could be sudden power loss as it approaches the end of the battery life, unlike the more gradual decline in power with the Eachine mini-warbirds. Your comments?
Do you think that extra port on the motherboard (3 pins, next to the servos) might be used to replace the firmware? Do you have an 'in" with the XK people to get more details?
I hope you will be willing to do additional reviews on the other XK models.
This was another, nice, clean, thorough video. Keep em coming!
- Jim
No contact with XK unfortunately. Seems like the P-40 flies better than the others but this is all I have tried. GroundControlRC would have a better idea than me abut these little XK models.
Hi can you make a video of full span flap aileron .mix please on Radiomaster ts16
6 weeks until I can unpack my TX16S from storage. Remind me then
But will it slope?
Definitely yes (the genuine Lidl version anyway). My go to sloper is a simple 3ch Lidl conversion.
Hi ! I have a question for you : I transformed a LIDL glider with rudder and elevator. Not used to flying on a cliff, but there was a dune and strong wing. So, I managed to make it fly a bit and had to add a stone in the nose to make it go down against the strong wing but but very often, the glider was carried away behind me like a kite despite me full on the rudder. What is the main problem please ? Is it because I don't have enough authority or because there is a trick I don't know ? THanks in advance !
You need ailerons GF 👍 Some pretty thorough answers there for you GF, yes it can be made to fly just rudder and elevator but I fly mine in windy conditions and for that ailerons add a whole different dimension, whatever you try as long as fun is happening you've won 👍🙂
@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes ok, nice to know. Thanks !
Could be a few issues. Maybe not enough wing dihedral to just use rudder and elevator. Too much drag and not enough control for the wind strength, and the slope may not be steep enough. As Cliff said, ailerons and maybe more weight would help.
Andrew do you sell your planes that you Make after watching you cut out your wings on a few builds. I would like to purchase one
My home made planes usually are flown until they fall apart, so I haven't sold any.
can the xk controller board be used with an elevon mix in a wing?
No it's built in and fixed programming
Will it fly upside down Like the rare bear
Should be possible in 3D mode
hi mate had a look k mart have them $10
Online maybe, but I couldn't see them in-store
💕👌🔥👍
I can't stand the perky, peppy, Merkin Disney-sanitised term 'warbird'. They're warplanes. They're planes for fighting wars, just as warships are ships for fighting wars.
Birds make nests and dig singing; humans make war and dig graves.
Try the " spare- rib fidl". It is a lidl glider flying wing with 1.3m wingspan. Video at Flybrei # ripplafidl.👍🤓😁
Oh yes, that is a ripper mod.
@@AndrewNewton
It is a little bit work, but it is worth it.
We have no good slopes nearby and
Almost light Wind. Maybee it works
Also in thermals. I have to Test it. 😁👍